I don't know what happened to that old jar of buttons. But when I was talking to my grandmother recently about the jar Granny Besse had given me so many years ago, she sent me a jar filled with buttons, via my mom. She and my grandfather bought them at an auction some years ago.
I was kind of curious what was originally in this Kraft bear jar. Thanks to google, I was happy to discover it originally housed jelly. It's sleeting outside today and the boys and I aren't headed anywhere. So it seems to me.....it's the perfect time to sit by the woodstove and play with buttons and marbles, and perhaps do a little daydreaming of where these buttons have been.
What a nice post, Lisa. Grandmother loved to sew and as a child I loved to play with her buttons, spools of thread etc. Thanks for the sweet memories. Wishing you all a happy new year.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was younger, my Mom had a button box. It was a round tin filled with buttons. I used to love to go through it and find little treasures.
ReplyDeleteWhat a Great post Lisa!! Happy New Year to you and yours!!
I have a jar just like that!! My buttons are in an old mason jar, but now I will transfer them to this jar. I loved buttons too, and enjoyed dreaming about where they had come from, and of course I made up stories about them. Had not thought about this until I saw this post today, thanks for sharing and remindimg me of happy memories!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great story! And I am sure your kids will love daydreaming as much as you! I never had buttons growing up, but I had the most amazing collection of beads - tiny little beads that I found in little shops around town and when my family traveled. I still have a lot of them today. Maybe I need to have a jewelry making party with my kiddos :-)
ReplyDeleteI love old buttons. What a fabulous gift. :)
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother has a ring of buttons that she had placed on an old coat hanger. JDaniel has a bag of buttons. He loves exploring it.
ReplyDeleteI love buttons too! I have quite a stash. Looks like the perfect activity for you and the boys. Doesn't get much better than daydreaming with family.
ReplyDeleteOh Lisa I love this post both my Grandmothers had started me on my obsession with buttons, I love them for that. I have many many jars, tins and baskets full of buttons now and think of the outfits and people who had been using or playing with them many years ago. Great time with your boys.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year Lisa. Hug B
Yes! My mom had a button box I just loved to sort through! I have one too!
ReplyDeleteMy mom had a tin of buttons! I used to sort them as well. I loved playing with those buttons.
ReplyDeletemy grandma sewed a lot and had tons of buttons. i inherited her sewing machine and buttons. i occasionally will look through them when i come across the box in the basement. since i don't sew, the sewing machine just sits there. it probably needs a ton of work anyway since it hasn't been used in at least 20 years.
ReplyDeleteit's not sleeting here. we're supposed to get that weather tomorrow. happy new year to you and your family!
I didn't collect button, but they are great for counting, sorting, etc..
ReplyDeleteYes, I have my Mom's jar. Which may have been added to my Grandma's collection. And I've added to it too over the years. I just used a button from the jar. A small black one on a purse I made. Origin unknown...
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
i loved playing in my mom's button drawer in her old pedal singer sewing machine cabinet.
ReplyDeleteI love buttons, too. My mother sewed a lot when I was growing up, and she had quite a stash of buttons that she bought and never used or saved from old clothing, hoping to use them again.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you and your family!
Aww I love this! It is so cute. I was always drawn to buttons too when I was younger. My great aunt actually made me a bracelet covered in buttons and I loved it :)
ReplyDeleteHow fun! No, I never had a button collection, but would have probably been mesmerized like you if I had. Best wishes for the coming year, Lisa!
ReplyDeleteHow sweet! I'm so happy you were able to get more buttons. My grandma always let me make crafts out of her old buttons. Happy New Year!!
ReplyDeleteMy mother had a button jar that I love to sort and I do remember some of the unique buttons it held. I think I should start a button jar for my grandchildren.
ReplyDeleteI bet your boys will enjoy sorting those buttons. Happy New Years!
You always think of the most fun things to do with the boys. I do have an old round tin full of buttons that originated a long, long time ago. That was so thoughtful of your grandmother to send these to you.
ReplyDeleteI wish you and all your family a very blessed, and happy 2013.
xoxo
I didn't have a jar of buttons --but my mother did (since she was a seamstress)... I had a jar of pennies instead... Wonder what ever happened to them??????
ReplyDeleteHope you have a blessed 2013, Lisa--you and your precious family.
Hugs,
Betsy
The jar itself is really pretty, I guess they don't sell the jelly that way anymore. I would buy the jelly just for the jar, really. I like the container you put them in for playing, what is it actually used for? YES, I loved to look through a beloved button tin, all kinds of wonders in there. There were little glass domed buttons with men under the glass, I wish I knew what became of it all. I have saved every button when I get rid of clothes and now have a big button box myself. But none are the old fashioned special kind. We use them to make button spiders with the girls, I will send you a picture if you want, the boys would love making them and they are easy.
ReplyDeleteI sent you a few pictures. All else you need are pipe cleaners and googly eyes
ReplyDeleteThat brings back memories!
ReplyDeleteTo a wonderful new year - 2013! sandie♥
My mom has a button tin- but she hasn't sewn in ages. I wonder where it got off to? Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteI have a button collection and now you gave me a wonderful idea!...:)JP
ReplyDeleteOh yes, and we still have buttons- but they are in an old beautiful indian basket,
ReplyDeleteHappy New Years
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tweedles
Lovely entry.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, full of joy, health and God’s Blessings!
BShell
I think I collected everything but buttons! But I have a friend who collects them now and would go crazy over this bear full of them. Happy 2013 to you!
ReplyDeleteLove your buttons. I did not have a jar of buttons as a kid but I do have a small collection of buttons now. Guess I need to get them in a jar!
ReplyDeleteI STILL have a button jar! I sew and quilt, so I save all the buttons that come through this place--all the extras and ones that fall off things. I try to use them on projects because it just seems a waste to just save them.
ReplyDeleteMy grandmas had jars of buttons that I loved playing with, and when Amy was little, she learned to sort using a jar of old buttons I'd collected. She never grew tired of looking at them. I think it's wonderful your boys get to do the same.
ReplyDeleteNow I have hundreds of old buttons to play with and I never get tired of sorting and reorganizing them-wondering what they came off of, and who owned them, and what kind of bag I should make using them. It's one of my favorite ways to play as a grown up:)